“First, I’m directing Department of Justice and Homeland Security to undertake all necessary and lawful action to break the back of the criminal cartels that have spread across our nation and are destroying the blood of our youth and other people, many other people,” Trump said as he signed the action in the Oval Office Thursday.

“Secondly, I’m directing Department of Justice to form a task force on reducing violent crime in America,” Trump said of the second action.

“And thirdly, I’m directing the Department of Justice to implement a plan to stop crime and crimes of violence against law enforcement officers. It’s a shame what’s been happening to our great, truly great law enforcement officers. That’s going to stop as of today.”

Trump signed the actions moments after Jeff Sessions was sworn in as attorney general in a brief ceremony.

The actions help define administration policy and priorities, and create a task force to figure out ways to reduce crime across the nation.